According to a study conducted by the biochemistry department of King George’s Medical University, the pesticides present in our food and the environment not only disrupt our hormones and cause developmental changes during the growing years, but they also affect children even before they are born.

The study also points to a correlation between lower birth weight, cesarean deliveries in preterm births and the level of pesticide toxicity. Conducted on pregnant mothers and cord blood samples of 221 healthy pairs from Queen Mary’s hospital, the study found a correlation between transplacental transfer of pesticides causing chemical alterations and pregnancy outcome among non-occupational women.

Study author, Prof Abbas Ali Mahdi, stated that unchecked use of pesticides appears to be a factor contributing to low birth weight in newborns, preterm deliveries and an increased rate of complications due to cell damage, resulting in an increased rate of cesarean sections… (ET Healthworld – TNN, September 18, 2021)